Pocket



July 10, 1923.

C. R. WOOD RULE, TOGKBT 0r1g1na Filed Sent. :5. 1920 I gwoznl'o z CHAQLEJ 2. W001);

datedl'ebrnary 2:,1922, .l Y f mum fled February foallgphomitmyemem: r t Beitk'nown that L'Qn'anme-R. Wfoon, a citizen oil the United States, I'BSldll'lg Et ergo?inythjcounty"oi' fiass-and*Qtate oi 5, Northjiflekotei' have inventedflcertam new t afid Ix'hprore nentsrim RnlePoclrets, dfgtswhieh the. folle ijwing is." a" specification,

raw, v 4 t g inerant-en r e to rule pockets, and

perticularlyfto apocket for there- "chi' asrnles' gwhich isso may not; easily e invention is the for the'reception of a I "ediate its side edge 6 top therebffisnhstantih 1y; ext n in Hing, r M ic thdbrgwn it dxin 'termeidiate-thehide'edges of the r being vertically disposed perfupper fldof thertlle or other contained obi'ect' there? tonne side or i the other and, therefore, mot projeet froni-the opening ofthe poclxet pocket isI, fiexed-,'as 1n the bending of; the ffleg "of the; f a garment to *fivnyhich thepoeket isya lied. further ob ect o ithe invention is to ,p'rdi'ide in ayocket of tlitltconsftructlona flap for covering; reinforcing the pocket m e-l L Y $5 a still firrthjer .obiectof the-invention 1s Q inflate-pro ct ng x h sjch 'q terwhiehby dnfeqmits of 1ts' use. asmn exterior tor'the' reception "H artidefiueh as Ann-theiobject- 0f t e invention is to mead-m ans fohrei'niorcingthe lower end at l the opening intemorlyof the preset, and which reinforcelneiit may, if tto esired', be constructed in Much! manner as L I r D H i for bencile-or sihiilar articles interior-1y of e invention comprises' fnrther features and comhinationof parts as wlll hereinafter and claim n-"the tot firm a, holding device morefnlly setfforthghowd in the "drawam ne hv e the of the improved rule pocket and eT cF -i awoon;,or'uae nonrn e m; J

Serial no. 412,704, on. enu as, a lication 23,1923. serm'ro. a

the some constructed in accordance with the invention; 1 t

Figures) is a vertical sectional'view on line-2--2 ofFig-uite l Q Figmre 3 is a verticalsectional iew on line3-3 ofFigmre1;-' t Figure 4 is a horizontal sectional view on Knee-+4015 Figuielg 1 s Figure 5 is a horizontal sectional view on line 5-'-5 ofFigu're 1; a b Fi re 6 is a view in elevation of the in ner ace of aportion of the rment, showing the pocket appliedyan illustrating' a portion of the material of thegarment, cut away, thereby'illustrating the interior of' the pocket and the manner of folding the edges of the opening fio'the pocket; i Figure 7 is a view in elevation of a portion of ii mechanicie garment, ahowin 4 a modified form of rule pocket constructe in accordance; with theinvention and applied thereto; K Figure 8 is a. sections, of Figure'7; and i Figure 9 IS a transverse sectional view on line 99 of Figural i Referring to the drawings, 1 designates a portion of a" garment,- which may he eon structed of any suitable material, and 2 denotes a piece of similar fabric which is stitched at3 to the garment 1 about its side edges. This piece of fabric 2, whichmay be oi desired length and width, is preferably made wider at the top then at the-bottom for a. purpose resently to appear. The-"exterior well: or fa ric piece 2 of thepockethas an 3ening4 to permit access to the interior the pocket and which is substantially ver tically'disposed and spaced from the adjacent si'de edges of the piece2; In order to form this opening the piece 2 is horizontally slitted at a point intermediate its upper and lower ends, the slit terminating short of the side edgesof thev piece 2, and one edge of the slit is preferably Whipped with a but-.- tonhole stitch, as at 5. The fabric piece 2'is then slitted vertically upwardly from the transverse slit at the approximate center of the slit, after which the edge portions of the vertical slit are folded back and stitched, as shownat 6. It'will be noted that the opening' thus formed is substantially v sha'ped in the preferred formation thereof, the base of the opening being wider for permitting the ready insertion toor removal from the view an line 8-8 tenor wall orvfabric piece 2 of the pocket before it is stitched to the garment has its marginal edges undertu'rned so as topresent a neatappearance from the exterior. 7

Attention is directed to the fact that the pe nggar angedat the upper end of the pocket isver'tically disposed and arranged Intermediate the sides of the pocket. Ac

cording-tyre rule plaeed.in the pocket upon an inclination of the pocket will tend tomove to" one, side edge or the other of the pocket and when against suchside edge is not in f alignment with the pocket opening and accordingly will not protrude therefrom when is arrangement will become apparent when it is. pointed out that rule pockets of overalls are ordinarily applied to the overi f' the pocket is flexed. The particular value of t alls P hthe' side f the leg with with the ordinary construction of the rule pocket the result is the forcing of the rule film theopening 0f the'pocket so that it!!! s to the ground. The upper end of the pqpkt proper beingclosed and the rule fixing olf thematerial will merely falling to one side of the opening tend to force the end of the rule into engagement with the 'npper end of the pocket and not through the-opening 4 in this construction, thereby eliminating a highly objectionable feature of rule pockets as now formed.

Arranged transversely of the pocket imniedi ately adiacent the lower edge of the 0 and interiorly of the piece 2 isa ce 0 "fabric 7.' This transverse piece of is cut away to conform to the lower and the bQdy'of said piece and are secured ward 5' edges theretoab'y'the stitches 3 extending through the piece 2 to secure the same to the body fabric i. -It will be seen that being secured to the lower edge of the opening and to the side-edges of the piece 2 and the body fab- Pie. the transverse piece of fabric 7 forms a reinforcement for t e lower end of the opening, su rting the same against the downfag' so often applied to the lower of vertical openings of pockets and 4, any

preventing splitting of the material'at the lower edges of this opening. Additionally the transverse piece of fabric causes to be formed a pair of pencilreceiving pockets 10 atopposite sides of the opening 4, since this piece of fabric is secured to the body 2 at the opening 4; and at its end edges but is unsecured thereto intermediate such points so that pencils or similar articles may be inserted through the opening 4 and intro duced between the fabric and the exterior wall of the pocket. v

In the preferred construction of the pocket and asv shown in Figures 1 to 6 inclusive, a cover or flap 11 is provided for the opening 2 to the pocket, To provide this cover, the, flap constituting the cover is stitched. at 12 along its lower edge with the fabric piece 2 at a point immediately below the-low end of the opening 4 and the cover is then" folded upon itself, as shown in Figure 2,, to obscure the stitches 12. Assuming the pocket to be applied to the arment at the side thereof and moreparticiilarly to the outer side ofthe leg of the garment, the cover 11 extends from the upper forward edge of the exterior ,wall 2 of the pocket ,in a direction toward the rear edge of the exterior wall to a point a little beyond the rear edge of the opening4 the forward edge of the cover heingincluded in the stitching 3 which secures the garment. The rear edge of the cover 11 hasa portion 13.thereof folded upon itself, as indicated at 14, and the forward margin of the portion v13 and the forward marginal edge of the opening 4 are stitched together. as indicated at 15. The upper marginal edge of the cover .11 substantially coincides with the upper marginal edge of the fabric piece 2 and 1s stitched thereto by the stitching 3 hereinbeforementioned.

Attention is directed to the fact that ,by this construction the. cover or flap 11 not only provides a covering for the openin 4 but serves to connect and. reinforce the astcning of the separated, portions of the upper edge of the fabric piece 2, preventing any drag upon the fabric piece 2 such as it is subjected to in placing articles in or withdrawing articles from the pocket from separating the upper .edge of the fabric piece2 at its conjunction with the body piece 1 and at the'edges of the opening 4 being stitched at its lower edge to the fabric piece. Immediately below the lower end of the opening and at its upper edge to the body portion 1 and to the-piece 2, any strain applied at the, bottom of the opening 4 will be transmitted thereby to the body fabric 1, I

preventing undue strain being placed upon the bottom of the opening and thereby assisting the strip Thereinbefore referred to in reinforcing the opening.

It will be noted that between the fabric the wall 20f the pocketto I mania; La. piece of s eme th ra q "to H form a pocket, .t ace pf fa'bric haying r10 hivii l ma' pw g an gm a ening; said. cover be" 1? along he 2 v fi w dxp w mpmwbmm i n I l thereof to said therebetween a ge of SQ idjGOVQI" mom; having: an opening affording access thergto and perm 10:! v ment as'a pocket.

ittmg use of the gompar t '1 l i semred m the fabric piece 6. .I n mpocktiog; meglmmay garments, a.

Yed'ge o s gelling Pbvtion of gamma fli-flbMEflQfl a en yerflical ge of to the portion-of a garment e p'ortionof the garment and the ieee ox ming the inkefiya 'portion of a gal: terio'r and-extwior wa. n oi a, pocket, said ex- "we of secured thereto to terior wall having a i'rqrtigallyelongated :piedepimfiahyicghaving ogenin topermitmgess t0; t,he., interior of,

"a as a t e poc ket, and a' tranpve rse-pieee gf fabric callyemndingwlongated h mnng its s1de edges. fa.stend. ;between the cove pieoqsecmred alongth e vsrticijdndge onions ofthgfutrwallnf 4mg vertigial :ed thereof thev ocktu thegflrmegt and secured can; a, mum-Q? over and min .a' of the openin v e i b w h J n cs." g m n sq d. o "next" adjacent the ened-to the portion of a gm'mengthe -fabric walls'era pocket to red. :oivefflnih; siltid exterior wall having an 9 eldhgwted opeiii idperrfiit access to the ine transverse piece or! of the p said transverse zpiece being weeg fthe e'xt nor jean" the .'wttl1,'thex "eby'.'prov"iding interior i. uflle-'poket, a portion oi aJ-ga'frgarment and having .its

narme- ;sa1d tutinge u width upv'varell-y 1 P dDkQ-hwportion of a 'garfastened to the porgdmont-fin'd'havin its upper or Idea Wifih-afvertii lly .exten mg, a Y dis osed intermediate the ide sages-hem the lo wer edge of said 9' efina'gein reinforced; and' cover a per "exterior face of the rig a free edge overlyingsaid power being httached to fie along one vertical edge thereof. fielgpooket, a. portion 'of' a gar-i piehb oi fiflwiefas ten'ed torthe por- "Qi; having its upperportlded' -WithW an elongated opening, a1 imri wmd thwgarmentreonsweetener and interiorflwalls Ldf 7 'sai'd opening to the pocket StagesfOldBd'QDd its lower edge provided with a buttonhole li ewisecured to the vupper exwe fdbric piece overlying said ebveF'haVi'ng a double pencil reception of pencils of difler- P: a but lengths.

11; in wpock t 'ofthe kind set forth; a pdi'tion-fof'ai, ar'ment, a piece of elongated 1 ahric fastene '30 'the exterior thereof, the piece of 'fabficandwortion of' the garment r i-vely constituting theinne'rand outer W s of :i'ipdel zetfihe outer wall of the pack etmear itshn per portion having an open I} yaboici tenedjo' the-fabric piece 'and o er-I opening, said cover having --thbreby permittingofthe ,lpfiptioni'df heilsflof'difi'erent lengthsbe- V nun Pim l jv j 112. Ifl/ipqolteflthe combination with a pottiofliohrmentfa piece of fabric fastfid tbfthe garment and provided with I an the: get its upper-portion, a;

briefistenedisetween the "vertical-edge *theaoetr wall'ofthe pocket and 7 points between the tol'ward and of the and theme ingpiece of fabrie-fifastened ed w ith a vertically- Eieoeof fabricexterior-and e pocket 'thejbase'of emivei breed, the

I dimlehhaving its forward and 'efico e an portion of said fabric coverattached to the pieceof fabric over the openingwith one edge free-thereby per-. mitting access'to be had to the interior of the pocket, a portion of said cover being attached along one edge of said opening, there- '7 by causing a compartment to be formed between the clever and the piece oi fabric, said cover having anopening to. permit a pencil to-be inserted into said compartment aznd a: striprfastemed to the inner face of'the. 7 piece'of fabris' adjacent .athe; lower part of saidro ening; m. i

v13. a: rule pocke a poltiono f agar-r ment, an' integralwpiece'of fabric fastened 1 abont lts 'iedges togthe portion of the new merit and decreasing in Width downwa dly -,-and having in it'stupp'er portion a centrally disposed vertically extending v elongated opening/said piece-oil fabric and the garment constituting-the interior and exteriorj w walls ofwthe-rule'proelmt, the base .o said. 7 opening/being relatively broad, the upper portion of the openingc'being restricted in: width as regards the base, anda transverse piece of fabric havingizts side edges secured between the vertical edge portion of the outer wall of thevpocket-and the portion of the garment-and secured centrally to the fabric'piece at the lower end of theopening. I

Y '14. In a rule pockot -a portion oi a gar-u m'ent, an integral-piece of fabric fastened to the portion of a garment and having its-up per portion provided with a vertically extending elongated opening spaced from the side edgestheraofysaid piece of fabric and 0 I the garment constituting the exterior and'in, vterior Walls of the rule pocket,' thebase of said opening being relatively broad, the

. opening decreasing in width upwardly, and

a transversepiec ofv fabric having itsside edges fastened between the vertical edge por= tions of the outer Wall of thpoeket and the portion of the garment and secured to the fabrie piece along the base of saidopeningr said transversepiece of fabriccbeing free from connection with thefabric piece between such verticabedge ortionsand the edges ofthe base'of the opening and separable therefrom thereby providing interior pencil holding means; I l

, 15. In a rule poiket, a portion ofa garment, an integral pie-co of fabric fastened to the portion of a garment and having its upper portion provided with a vertically extending, elongated opening spacedvfrom the I side edges; thereof, said piece of fabric and the 'rment constituting. the exterior and intemor' walls of the rule pocket, the base of said opening being relatively broad, the opening decreasing in width hpwardly, and a cover piece secured to the fabric piece along the lower edge of theopening and at its upper edge to thenpper edge of the fab ric and to theportion of the garment reinforcing ,the fabric piece atrthe lower end ofarmemfdnd h g 1mg latwelyimm,

Hing my 'fbrcirggjizhq the opning- I l ing, said cover piece b ei yi piecai g a; yertica sourea tdthd fabri iiec I d at 

